ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 657791 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.10
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1 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
incidental
pageantry
finite
diffident

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for diffident is "lacking self–confidence.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for finite is "Having definite limits."

2 Commemorate most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
redouble
epitaph
observe
servile

Solution
The definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony." Used in a sentence: Each year, the Franklins commemorate their anniversary by visiting the site of their first date. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

3 Facade most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
mask
embellish
inflammatory
scamper

Solution
The definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance." Used in a sentence: Emily's smile is just a facade masking her broken heart. The definition for embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger.", and the definition for scamper is "To run quickly."

4 Disconcert most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
unnerve
onset
drub
prudent

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for onset is "beginning.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd."

5 Untenable most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
onset
comprehensible
baseless
plaudits

Solution
The definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended." Used in a sentence: Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States. The definition for onset is "beginning.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."